Release Notes

• On systems prior to 11th generation PowerEdge server, Server Administrator slot page
displays iDRAC information, but on 12th generation or later PowerEdge servers, the slot
page does not display any iDRAC7 information.
Known Limitations for Server Administator
This section provides information on open issues and resolutions with this release of Server
Administrator.
Limitations of Server Administrator on VMware ESX Operating Systems
• DF354388: Remote Server Administrator Web Server connection to a managed node hangs, if a
redundant virtual disk containing syslog dumps fails.
o If you configure the syslog to store logs on a remote virtual disc (VD), and remove the
remote VD without reconfiguring the syslog to a valid location, the Server Administrator
web server screen stops responding.
o To continue using the Server Administrator Web server, restart the management services
on the managed node.
• BITS072069: On ESX/ESXi Operating Systems, Server Administrator configuration changes are not
persisted after an unclean shutdown.
o If the server abruptly reboots, configuration changes to Server Administrator Preferences
are not retained on VMware ESX or ESXi operating systems. Once an hour, VMware runs a
scheduled backup to update any configuration changes to the installed applications (VIBs).
For more information, refer to the Knowledge Base article at -
http://Kb.vmware.com/kb/2001780
• BITS119710: On systems running the VMware ESXi operating system, the TOE status of a network
controller is not available.
• On ESXi 5.5 and later operating systems, NIC cards using Native drivers display limited information
on Server Administrator.
Limitations of Server Administrator on Red Hat Enterprise Linux Operating Systems
• When starting Server Administrator from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux console, kernel log messages
may appear. To avoid these messages, perform the following steps:
1. Edit the "/etc/sysconfig/syslog" file and modify KLOGD_OPTIONS to
KLOGD_OPTIONS="-c 4".
2. Restart "syslog" by executing "/etc/init.d/syslog restart".
• When using the Mozilla Firefox web browser on Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating systems, the
font and type size on the Server Administrator global navigation bar appear different from the
default font and type size that application uses.
• For systems running a supported Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system, kernel driver
messages such as "AAC_ChardevOpen" may be displayed in the console at the login prompt. These
messages are displayed in the console when the driver initialization is delayed by the installation of
Server Administrator services and can be ignored.
• BITS124573: On Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 operating system, Server Administrator DWS login does
not work. Use direct local login.
• BITS169696: When Server Administrator is installed on systems running the Red Hat Enterprise
Linux 7 operating system, the operating system stops responding after Server Administrator
services are started. This issue is observed when Server Administrator services are started after the
installation or when Server Administrator services are started, by default after a system restart.
However, this issue is observed only on few servers.